Blue Book’s Allianz Trade partnership brings better trade credit protection

A new Trade Credit Partner Hub gives Blue Book’s member companies a direct path to receivables coverage from the global leader in trade credit insurance 

CHICAGO, IL — September 1, 2026 — Blue Book, the go-to trade intelligence platform for the fresh food industry, today announced a partnership with Allianz Trade, the global leader in trade credit insurance, to put receivables protection directly in front of the operators who carry the risk. Allianz Trade joins as the founding partner in Blue Book’s new trade credit program. 

The partnership launches with a dedicated Blue Book Trade Credit Partner Hub, where growers, shippers, distributors and wholesalers can learn how trade credit insurance works, what to compare before buying a policy, and request a quote directly from Allianz Trade.  
 
As part of the partnership, Allianz Trade will work closely with Blue Book members to develop tailored receivables insurance solutions, including rates designed to align with their business needs, risk profile, and growth objectives.*  

Members can receive a complimentary, no-obligation assessment and quote to explore coverage options and determine the best fit for their organization. More information is available here. 

For an industry that ships on credit and cannot repossess what it sold, the exposure is structural. Fresh food moves on thin margins and short payment terms, and a single customer insolvency can erase the profit on hundreds of loads.  

Trade credit insurance covers that receivable when a customer becomes insolvent or fails to pay, turning an unpredictable risk into a budgeted cost. 

“Fresh food runs on credit. You hand over the product and wait to get paid, and most of the time that works out fine — until it doesn’t. One insolvency can wipe out a season, and there’s no repossessing a load of strawberries. Trade credit insurance has been available to this industry for years, but it has rarely been put in front of the people actually carrying the exposure, in the place they already work. That’s what this partnership is set up to do.” — Jeff Cartwright, Chief Growth Officer, Blue Book  

Blue Book has spent more than a century informing the fresh food industry who it can trust to pay. Its member network spans 5,500+ companies and more than 50,000 decision-makers across the fresh food supply chain, and its credit score remains the only one built specifically for the fresh food industry. 

As the world’s #1 trade credit insurer, Allianz Trade brings the scale and financial strength Blue Book wanted behind its founding partnership — along with a shared conviction that the job is predicting bad debt, not just paying for it. Coverage launches with an annual policy, with deeper integration into the Blue Book platform to follow. 

“In the produce business, cash flow has to keep pace with the product, and slow-paying or non-paying customers can put real pressure on a company’s ability to pay growers and suppliers. Bluebook brings industry-specific business and credit information and extensive reach across the fresh food supply chain, while Allianz Trade brings our credit risk, underwriting and trade credit insurance expertise. Together, we can help businesses make more informed credit decisions, protect what they’ve worked hard to build and grow with greater confidence.” — Justin Seedorf, Regional Head of Channel Development, Allianz Trade  

The Blue Book Trade Credit Partner Hub is live now at bluebookservices.com/trade-credit-partner-hub.  

* All rates are subject to individual underwriting review and may vary based on risk assessment. 

About Blue Book 

Blue Book is the trade intelligence platform for the fresh food industry. Growers, shippers, distributors, transportation/logistics companies, and retailers use Blue Book to find new partners and decide who to trade with — combining credit, market and procurement intelligence with the industry’s only credit score built specifically for fresh food. More than 5,500 member companies and 50,000 decision-makers rely on Blue Book to grow faster and trade safer. Founded in 1901 and headquartered in Chicago. bluebookservices.com 

About Allianz Trade 

Allianz Trade is the global leader in trade credit insurance and a recognized specialist in the areas of surety, collections, structured trade credit and political risk. Our proprietary intelligence network is based on instant access to data of 289 million corporates. We give companies the confidence to trade by securing their payments. We compensate your company in the event of a bad debt, but more importantly, we help you avoid bad debt in the first place. Whenever we provide trade credit insurance or other finance solutions, our priority is predictive protection. But, when the unexpected arrives, our AA credit rating means we have the resources, backed by Allianz to provide compensation to maintain your business. Headquartered in Paris, Allianz Trade is present in over 40 countries with 5,800 employees. In 2024, our consolidated turnover was € 3.8 billion and insured global business transactions represented € 1,400 billion in exposure.